Man allegedly threatens Arby’s employees with pocketknife

Published 1:03 pm, Monday, April 11, 2016

A Midland man was arrested Friday for allegedly threatening two Arby’s employees with a knife, according to court documents.

Jered M. Almeida, 28, was being held Monday on two $50,000 bonds for two second-degree felony charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and a $10,000 bond for a third-degree felony charge of evading arrest/detention with a vehicle.

Officers were dispatched to an Arby’s location Friday night in reference to a male subject at the drive-thru threatening employees with a knife, according to the affidavit. When officers pulled up, the driver, later identified as Almeida, began driving away despite the fact officers had their emergency lights activated, according to the affidavit.

The officers proceeded to pursue Almeida, who eventually did pull over, according to the affidavit. Officers located a silver pocketknife in the car, according to the affidavit.

The two complainants stated that Almeida had pulled up to the window asking about his food, to which the employees responded he had not ordered, according to the affidavit. At this point, Almeida became hostile and pulled out a pocketknife, waving it in a threatening manner toward them, according to the affidavit.

If convicted of the two second-degree felonies and the third-degree felony, Almeida could face a total of up to 50 years in prison.